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mrscerruti2be · September 2011

https://thestir.cafemom.com/baby/125735/10_indispensible_tips_for_clueless?utm_medium=sm&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=fanpage

NCSW · September 2011

Haha! Good article. One thing I'd add (to #6) is to keep a change of clothes for YOURSELF in your car, too. Those fun blowouts often happen while you're holding (or nursing) the little bundle of joy.

MsPurple24 · September 2011

I read that this morning and I agree with most, but not #10. While I am sure that things are only going to get more challenging as Baby becomes mobile, starts teething, starts talking, throwing tantrums, saying "no," sticking things in light sockets, etc. etc. etc., I think that the challenges faced in new motherhood are unique and it bothers me when people try to convince me that those first few months are "the easiest it will ever be." There are emotional challenges brought on by hormones, birth recovery, PPD and getting used to sleep deprivation that can make tiny molehills feel like giant, world-crushing, isolating, defeating mountains. Not to mention the challenge of having a fussy newborn, which is anything but easy. Once again, I think it's a case of experienced moms forgetting what it's like to be a brand-new mom.

EmmieB · September 2011

NCSW:
Haha! Good article. One thing I'd add (to #6) is to keep a change of clothes for YOURSELF in your car, too. Those fun blowouts often happen while you're holding (or nursing) the little bundle of joy.

I learned this one the hard way - on the train to SF.

EmmieB · September 2011

MsPurple24:
I read that this morning and I agree with most, but not #10. While I am sure that things are only going to get more challenging as Baby becomes mobile, starts teething, starts talking, throwing tantrums, saying "no," sticking things in light sockets, etc. etc. etc., I think that the challenges faced in new motherhood are unique and it bothers me when people try to convince me that those first few months are "the easiest it will ever be." There are emotional challenges brought on by hormones, birth recovery, PPD and getting used to sleep deprivation that can make tiny molehills feel like giant, world-crushing, isolating, defeating mountains. Not to mention the challenge of having a fussy newborn, which is anything but easy. Once again, I think it's a case of experienced moms forgetting what it's like to be a brand-new mom.

I agree. It's not a cake-walk, now, but just the fact that he's able to tell me what he needs makes it a zillion times easier than it was even a year ago.

The first 6ish months for a new mom have to be the most challenging, unless you've got a special case.

also - you forget - I look back and think "was it really so hard? was it really that bad?" Even about being pregnant, and I had HG. Apparently there's a chemical that's released in your brain that makes you forget the bad stuff so you'll actually do it again and continue the species. Human Bodies = awesome.

soon2Bkranz · September 2011

MsPurple24:
I read that this morning and I agree with most, but not #10. While I am sure that things are only going to get more challenging as Baby becomes mobile, starts teething, starts talking, throwing tantrums, saying "no," sticking things in light sockets, etc. etc. etc., I think that the challenges faced in new motherhood are unique and it bothers me when people try to convince me that those first few months are "the easiest it will ever be." There are emotional challenges brought on by hormones, birth recovery, PPD and getting used to sleep deprivation that can make tiny molehills feel like giant, world-crushing, isolating, defeating mountains. Not to mention the challenge of having a fussy newborn, which is anything but easy. Once again, I think it's a case of experienced moms forgetting what it's like to be a brand-new mom.

Each age and time are easiest and hardest in some way or another (well at least up til almost 4 thats as old as I know). But I will say I laughed out loud at number 10 at myself and how true it was for me.

MsPurple24 · September 2011

soon2Bkranz:
MsPurple24:
I read that this morning and I agree with most, but not #10. While I am sure that things are only going to get more challenging as Baby becomes mobile, starts teething, starts talking, throwing tantrums, saying "no," sticking things in light sockets, etc. etc. etc., I think that the challenges faced in new motherhood are unique and it bothers me when people try to convince me that those first few months are "the easiest it will ever be." There are emotional challenges brought on by hormones, birth recovery, PPD and getting used to sleep deprivation that can make tiny molehills feel like giant, world-crushing, isolating, defeating mountains. Not to mention the challenge of having a fussy newborn, which is anything but easy. Once again, I think it's a case of experienced moms forgetting what it's like to be a brand-new mom.

Each age and time are easiest and hardest in some way or another (well at least up til almost 4 thats as old as I know). But I will say I laughed out loud at number 10 at myself and how true it was for me.

I'm sure it's true for many. It was just such an incredibly difficult time for me, and I've heard SO many stories similar to mine (fussy newborn, emotional difficulties, breastfeeding issues, etc.) and people were constantly telling me "it gets better, it gets better." And it DID get better, but if that's the case, then why are people trying to insist that those are the easiest months? It's very contradictory and I just feel like that could give new moms the impression that their feelings of vulnerability and uncertainty aren't justified.

I know, it's just an article, I'm making too much out of it. But I'm still a part of some new moms' groups where I see brand new moms who are really struggling, so those feelings are still very fresh.

MadameD517 · September 2011

Oh that's a good list. Of course, I use our changing pad (it's on a dresser) for every single change since we have a one story house, so as with all other advice, you have to consider your own situation

futrkingsley · September 2011

MadameD517:
Oh that's a good list. Of course, I use our changing pad (it's on a dresser) for every single change since we have a one story house, so as with all other advice, you have to consider your own situation

I was so grossed out that she changes diapers on her kitchen counter! Every day? Those two things should not be mixed! Though we bathed DS in the tub in the kitchen sink often, it was an every-few-days thing, not 6 times a day on the kitchen counter! We used the changing table for 95% of diaper changes until he was almost out of diapers.

I can honestly say that the early days were easy for me in comparison to later challenges. I know other people wouldn't say the same. My cesarean recovery and annoyance with my husband aside, DS nursed well and slept well, and I was happy. It didn't get really tough until month 4 when I went back to work.

My.ABC.Life · September 2011

GREAT article!

mrscerruti2be · September 2011

MadameD517:
Oh that's a good list. Of course, I use our changing pad (it's on a dresser) for every single change since we have a one story house, so as with all other advice, you have to consider your own situation

Yes, I should have said that I do not endorse changing a diaper on the counter. That grosses me out.

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